Chew Til They're Two
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Rough Time at the Dog Park
We have a usual dog park where we take our dog, Allie, several times a week. She has her favorite dog buddies that she loves to play with. We also really enjoy hanging out with the other owners. It’s a very interesting and diverse group of both dogs and people.
One of the regular dogs is somewhat overly aggressive. She and Allie sometimes play okay and sometimes the other dog will pick a fight. The owner is apologetic and really wants her dog to be good. We all keep an eye on them and separate them when necessary. Not the best one would wish for, but you do the best you can to make it work.
Last night the dog quickly dove into Allie. The owner and I separated them and they ran off to play with other dogs. A new guy to the dog park walked over and said “When dogs fight you should take them by the collar and put them nose to nose.” The other owner and I were horrified at the idea and said NO! He insisted it was a good idea so I asked him exactly what good he thought that would do. He said putting them face to face they couldn't fight and they would become friends.
I said, "No! Not with my dog. You can try it with your dog, but NOT with my dog." He asked why. I said, “There is too much potential of them ripping each other's ears or face off!” The other dog’s owner agreed. Frankly, I can’t think of a worse thing to do with fighting dogs than to hold them in close proximity to each other.
We stood there silently for a minute or two watching the dogs run around. Suddenly he grabbed Allie's collar, dragged her over to the aggressive dog and shoved her into the dog’s face.
I went HYSTERICAL, grabbed Allie by the collar, yanked her back and went totally hysterical yelling at him. He started yelling too, defending himself and saying it was a good idea. I reminded him that I'd said, “No! Don’t touch my dog.” He kept defending himself over and over.
It ran through my mind to call 911 but we decided to just take Allie home. When we were walking out of the park a guy walking in said, "Sometimes other people have to separate dogs that are fighting." (There’s always someone who has no idea what’s going on but feels they are an authority.) I said, “He didn't SEPARATE them. He shoved my dog INTO a fight!"
The audacity of a stranger to grab my dog and shove her into an aggressive dog’s face is just beyond my comprehension!
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debbiemcm
on Aug 14, 2008 at 07:12 PM
OH MY GOSH!!!!!! I have chills running up and down my arms! Who did this guy think he was? I am absolutely in shock at your story! I hope your Allie is okay! Would you please e-mail me this park's name so I make sure I NEVER take my grrrls there?! WOW!
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